Wholesale turkey prices soar ahead of Thanksgiving. Here's what's behind the surge.

Wholesale prices for frozen turkeys are expected to be $1.32 per pound this year, a 40% increase from last year's average.

Millions of people in ‘half the states’ set to lose food aid benefits due to shutdown

If the government shutdown is not resolved by November 1, nearly 42 million people will be cut off from food aid benefits.

US states warn food aid benefits will halt if federal shutdown drags on

U.S. states this week warned food aid recipients that their benefits may not be distributed in November if the federal ...
Tri-State Livestock News

Klobuchar, Slotkin, Colleagues Press USDA to Address Animal Health Impacts of their Proposed Reorganization

Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety, led ...

QC USDA offices reopen amidst shutdown to give farmers $3 billion of aid

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) offices in the Quad Cities area were forced to close during the government shutdown.

Government shutdown to impact distribution of November food stamps

According to the county, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is directing states to pause the distribution of ...